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Given how she slips back to arrogance after her apology, she not really "redeemed" but it does show that she's not a hopeless case. I do imagine that she'll work hard to top Twilight rather than taking the easy way out with amulets and charms. Hell, I bet she'll stay away from them after this episode.

I dunno, I like what happened with Trixie in this episode because it left an opportunity for her to be a nice recurring rival for Twilight.

Maybe that's also what the producers were thinking when they decided that Luna will do nothing about the situation. After all, if one of the Princesses had intervened, chances are that Trixie would never show her face again, so this way we get to see her again some time. And I prefer this because the rivalry between her and Twilight is a pretty good one.

Oh, I enjoyed that rivalry so much. An annoying brat that had more bark than bite upon first encounter, but after facing Mario for the first time, he developed the desire to beat him no matter what, and as a result, he began his quest for power. He studied his every move, developed new abilities to counter the ones that he had in the past, but even then, it still wasn't enough. He gained more and more strength with each encounter, and in the end, he aided his enemy when he needed the help the most, even if the motivations behind his actions were less than pure. If he only helped because he wanted to be the one that ends Mario. This is Jr. Troopa. This was a truly enjoyable rival to have.

A bit late to this, but did anyone else think that King Sombrero Somber looked like a cliché OC?

I thought he looked cool enough and it seemed that the staff was going for a more "action speak louder than words" kind of villain. Since he doesn't have to monologue hammy dialogue, he can just cut to the chase.

I thought he looked cool enough and it seemed that the staff was going for a more "action speak louder than words" kind of villain. Since he doesn't have to monologue hammy dialogue, he can just cut to the chase.

I'm not complaining about Sombra. He was excellently executed and a new archetype for MLP's villian roster. His lack of dialouge does make writing fanfiction with him involved a little difficult though.

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I'm not complaining about Sombra. He was excellently executed and a new archetype for MLP's villian roster. His lack of dialouge does make writing fanfiction with him involved a little difficult though.

Good for you. Others complain about him mostly due to the last few villains being the "talker" type (if you know what I mean). Besides, nobody said he'd talk. Everyone assumed that. As for fanfic, the narration can help and it can make for humor in which Sombra's real speaking voice is embarrassing.

*screams in excitement like Fluttershy in Sonic Rainboom* THIS EPISODE WAS AWESOME! SCOOTALOO! LUNA! RD!

So, I loved the fact of giving Luna new powers. Dreamception is totally awesome and makes a lot of sense. It gives that uniqueness that sets her apart from Celestia by being more than just Celestia's little sister.
And, we got Dash taking on the job of being a big sis to Scoots! WOOOOH! This is almost as good as Derpy!
All in all, a great episode and a good focus on Scootaloo. Also, for those complaining about Dash recently (not one of 'em personally) this ought to give her back some stuff. (Just went even higher for me, seeing as she never fell)

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Like with all episodes, this one has also become a favorite of mine. Not only that, Princess Luna to me is now like Cresselia from Pokemon who is the bringer of pleasant dreams. Come to think of it, it would make sense both have something to do with the moon and help cure nightmares though different ways, like the Lunar Wing from Cresselia while Luna teaches others to face there fears to drive away nightmares. Did anyone find these similarities too? Now we just need a Darkrai equivalent for Equestria like how Luna is the Equestria equivalent to the Pokemon Cresselia.

Like with all episodes, this one has also become a favorite of mine. Not only that, Princess Luna to me is now like Cresselia from Pokemon who is the bringer of pleasant dreams. Come to think of it, it would make sense both have something to do with the moon and help cure nightmares though different ways, like the Lunar Wing from Cresselia while Luna teaches others to face there fears to drive away nightmares. Did anyone find these similarities too? Now we just need a Darkrai equivalent for Equestria like how Luna is the Equestria equivalent to the Pokemon Cresselia.

Uh, wouldn't that be Nightmare Moon? I mean, I'm pretty sure they are separate entities, and since Nightmare Moon does have the word 'nightmare' in her name, this stands to reason. Intriguing and incredibly intuitive observation I might add. I personally was thinking of Inception, but hey, I did call it Dreamception, so I suppose you already knew that.

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This was a very good episode we got here. It was very nice to see Luna do more than just stand around, and I'm very glad that she has the power to enter dreams. I also enjoyed the continuity nod that happened with the mention of the "Sonic Rainboom" episode. It looks like we might be hearing a lot of stuff like that in the future.

Anyway, I was looking at the synopsis for "Spike at your Service", and then some things were going through my mind about how the episode will play out.

The cliche way the episode can be handled:
-Applejack saves Spike's help
-Spike devotes himself to Applejack and offers his assistance due to his code
-Spike's "help" does make things easier at first, but eventually does more harm than good
-Applejack hatches a plan to put herself in fake danger in order to get Spike out of her hair, but the danger eventually becomes real.
-Spike saves her from the real danger and blah blah blah.

The fun way the episode can be handled:
-Applejack saves Spike's life and the whole code thing happens
-Spike actually manages to help the Apple family a lot through his deeds
-Applejack tries to do a few things by herself, but Spike insists on doing things for her much to her annoyance.
-Applejack tries to ask Twilight about Spike's tendency to help, and Twilight gives her some details on his code and his desire to help as much as he can while Spike's Phoenix pet socializes a bit with Owl Wishes.
-Applejack tries to do something else by herself, and Spike insists that he helps again, and a debacle ensues.
-After the chaos occurs, Applejack chews Spike out about how he doesn't care about his code and how she wants and needs to do some things by herself, and as a result, Spike runs off crying and Applejack begins to feel guilty.
-When Applejack tries to go and cheer him up, some mess similar to the Hydra incident happens, and during it, Spike inadverdently saves her life.
-By the end of the episode, Applejack sends a letter stating that even when she can do things by herself, she shouldn't be afraid to let others help when they want to or something like that.